The 2017 Emmys have one leg up on the 2017 Oscars: There was no mixup.
But is it just me, or are these starting to get boring?
Maybe there are just too many shows to keep up with nowadays, but I felt much less invested in the winners this year.
Here are my 3 biggest gripes from the show:
Have award shows gotten too political lately?
It’s not news to say we live in a tumultuous political climate. Tensions have been running high for about two years, and it’s not ending anytime soon.
The Emmys, like other award shows this year, took time to make sly (or not-so-sly) jabs at the current political environment. Some were funny, some were poignant…but overall, I’m done.
Award shows are supposed to be a time of celebration. Is it really necessary to bring down the great spirits with divisive talking points?
It’s not that we need to be politically correct all the time, but I don’t believe award shows are the place for that commentary.
If it’s part of someone’s acceptance speech, fine. You can’t control that. But for a bit, let’s leave out the scripted bits.
Stop dividing awards into unique categories
While I appreciate that this year the show wasn’t one hour of comedy, one hour of limited series and one hour of drama, this format wasn’t much better.
They announced by award types by category (lead actress/actor in 3 categories, director/show in all categories, etc.). It felt so stale.
Mix it up. I hate how shows leave the top awards for the end of night just to keep up ratings. But it’s overdone and makes the show seem routine.
Where was Stephen Colbert?
Colbert hosted this year, right?
Admittedly I wasn’t paying attention the whole time, but I felt like I saw Jermaine Fowler from CBS’ “Superior Donuts” more.
Fowler was the show’s “announcer,” giving anecdotes and fun facts throughout the 3-hour show. But he doesn’t have the clout that Colbert does, so it was confusing to see him show much.
I’m not the biggest fan of Colbert, but I hope Fowler got paid as much. Doubtful.
I hope next year’s show is better.
